Hornets 6- Truett-McConnell 0

October 12, 2010

Cleveland, GA

Southern Poly Wins Second SSAC Game in Convincing Fashion

After winning their first conference match of the year with a strong 3-0 showing against
Emmanuel College, Southern Poly's Men's Soccer team followed up against SSAC Conference
opponent Truett-McConnell College and, again, showed their dominance. The result,
a 6-0 road win that moves Southern Poly to 2-0 in the SSAC with nine goals for and
zero against.

The scoring opened just 12 minutes into the match when Sophomore, Emeka Maduka received
a through pass from Senior, Christian Castillo. Maduka calmly passed it over the
head of the oncoming Truett-McConnell Goalkeeper. The goal was Maduka’s fifth of
the season and Castillo’s fifth assist. The half had Southern Poly outshooting Truett-McConnell
16-5 as they kept knocking on the door for the second goal, although it ended just
1-0. SPSU Head Coach Kom Momeni said of the first half, “It was a good half for us.
We created many chances but still struggle to find that consistency that will help
us close games out early.”

The second half was a different story. Southern Poly exploded for five goals. Two
by Junior, Sean Grisham, who has a team leading seven goals, two by Junior, Rani Alkoptan,
who now has five goals on the year. All four goals scored by the Hornets were a result
of creative passing and came from one touch shots within 12 yards of goal. The final
and sixth goal was an own goal, and a result from, Freshman, TJ Healy picking up a
ball inside the penalty box. Healy, then, slipped the ball across to a wide open
Freshman, Matt Herget, who was beat to the ball by a sliding defender, who knocked
it into his own net. Momeni added “the second half was what we’ve been waiting for
from our attacking players for a while. They have always created opportunities but
have been unlucky in their finishing. This second half, we capitalized on our opportunities
and put the game out of reach with time to get a few of our younger guys experience
on the field.”

Southern Poly improves to 5-3-2 on the year and 2-0 in the SSAC. They host SSAC Conference
rival Lee University on Saturday October 16th at 3pm at Nuesoft Technologies Field.